Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-05-14
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KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kinsley will have a $4,000 depot.
V,ozzugv,,,s l. - - $780,

Ainsley will have $4,000 depot.
Lawrence Ia to have an art league.
In Alma, Wabsunsee county, they claim to
| have discovered silver ore.
A lime mandatory with capital of s12,-
OOJ is being organized at Council Grove.
Hutchinson has raised $500 for g cream
cry. Tins is the kind Of enterprise that
builds mp towns and cities.
The new court house in st. John has been
completed and decided 10 tbs county, and all
the county officers books have been removed
70 the new building.
Kendall Boomer. There are more labor
ing men employed at Kendall than any town
in western Kansas. The stone and lime
quarrles ara bonanza for this place
The silk culture experiment will be watch
ed with great interest by the people Of Kan
ses. If successful, it viii add very vaiU-
able industry TO the resources Of the state.
There are eight papers published in King
man county. Barber county however
comes to the front With nine, and the tenth
just getting ready 70 start. Harper county
has nin5s
Ground has been broken for the new sTB.-
OGO court house at OoncOrdia this viii be
the finest edifoe in Northern Kansas, and
one that every citizen Of Cloud county will
be prOHde of.
Every body has been busy planting trees
this week at 5ohns son City; The town com
pany donated 10000 TO the city and have
planted them all over town. Several groves
viii be planted at once.
The Kirwin Chief tells of a monstrosity
there in the shape of a colt with natural
body and two psfect hea IS. The fOal was Of
full size, but unfortunately both il and its
mother, the property of Mr. Cameron died
when it was fOeIed.
Hutchisou Democrat: Near the junction
of the @. K. & ". and the intR Fes boy
who was stealing ride upon a west bound
freight train attempted 20 jump ou5 ana
slipping fell beneath the train. Several cars
passed over him, mangling his right leg in
horrible manner.
Girard Press: j. h. Greer, a workman
on the Southern Kansas railroad fencing
gang while riding on hand car let go of the
handles of the car and was standing ugs
when one of the men applied the brake 20
the car. Greer was thrown on, his left
cheek struck tie, and the flesh was torn
from the bone. His right leg, left arm, and
back, were badly bruised.
The ladies of Augusta, Butler county
presented to the city council their petition
praying for the closing of the billiard halls.
The council refused to grant their request
and OFered owners and managers OF the
halls to take the paint OF their window,
throw away their screens and pay &lz for
he first and So for each additional table,
per quarter.
The announcement of the purchase Of the
Berkey farm near Bsloit at the price OF
twenty thousand dollars, was a complete
surprise to the citizens there and the object
of the purchase conld not be told. It has
now been disclosed that the pUr, base was
made for thepurpose of locating, establish
ing and endcWlng a collegiate institution OF
learning.
Frankfort Bee: A very sad accident oc-
cured in our city resulting IN the death OF
the little tWo-Year- old son of Mr. end Mrs.
Peter SpeIlman. The1ami!y we've eating din
nar together with some company Wheu the
little fellow ran outside the house. In about
two minutes he was missed and the mother
went to look for him. She notice the feet
of the child prOtFuding from barrel OF
rainWater, standing beside the house. and
Immediately removed HIM. The work OF
resuscit alton Immediately began, but life
Was extinct. all that was earthly of little
Jimmy had vanished before the agonized
parents and sympathiziBg friends had had
time to scarcely realize It.
Hoxfs Sentinel: A difficulty arose recently
between W. ". Moore and a Mrs Scribbins
who are living on the same quarter section
Of land. Mr.. Moore was building a fence
across said land when Mrs. Scribbins came
out with a revolver and ordered him 20 stop
and not to set another post. Mr. Moore told
Mr. Gregg, who was helping him. to bring
another post, when Mrs. Scribbins drew her
revolver and pointing it at Moore told him
that If another post was set somebody would
get hurt. The post was brought up and Mr.
Moore was leaning against 1t when Mrs.
SCFibbins ordered him to stand aside as she
intended to put bullet through the post 70
mark it. Moore Gnd Gregg started 70 leave
when two shots were fired, presumably at
the post. A warrant was sworn ont end Mrs.
Seribbins Wes bound over.
Mr.. ". H. Irwin, of Dixon lives about
seven miles orth of EIdOradO III telling
acrOse between the father and his son
| Charles W. Charles lives on another part OF
the farm. Charles went Up to his fathers
house to get saddle. 1t being in the barn.
/ the father and son walked out together. says
| his father attacked him with whip Charles
under no pIovOoatiOn. and that he warned
/ his father of and drew his pistol. Mr.. Irwin
l then took the but OF his whip, and started
at him. Charles then hred three shots IN
succession, while on the run. The nrss
/ shot entered Just above the left temple a1d
/ ranged upward and backward Immediately
| beneath the skin. The second shot went
| through his hand aud the third did no dam
age. The boy then, without observing the OF
! feet of his murderOus nres drove down 20
| town and delivered himself up tothe author1-
| ties. The attending physician reports Mr.
| Irwin as not dangerously wounded.
Mortimer, a little station on the Ft. Scott
| & Gulf road, thirteen miles from FGFsong
i and seven from OherFYVas5s was the scene OF
| q recent murder and suicide. A Wcnans
scream was heard in a building about a
| hundred yards from the depot, crowd OF
men fastened to the soenes house occupied
by Col. HoIlyfieid and wife az store ana
dwelling. EndeaVOripg TO ODGHln admit
tspcg they found the front door locked. One
Of the panels of the front door was AioLed
in and then a shot was fred from e1thlns
woman's cry was heard, than another s1ot5
and after a brief interval a third shot and
heavP fall. Breaking in the door, Col.
| Hollyfieid was found IN an inner roon1s de6G
with q ball through his heart. HIS wife Nss
assisted up from the floor " here she was ~
ing, and it was then found that she vas pad
| 10 ygouuded A ball from q Winchester rifis
| had pierced her arm and left side and tear
| its way through the backbone had lodged
| somewhere in her body from the enec5s o
which she soon died